scale~aholic!

[losinit]

Hi I am a scale~aholic. I cant help it everytime i walk by i jump on. I have tried hiding it, but dig it back out. I have thrown them out but i buy more. I am losing weight slowly, much too slowly for my liking. 1.5~2 lbs a week. I would love to be like the biggest losers and drop 7 lbs a week. That would be sweet and I guess the jumping on the scale, is because hope springs eternal that it would go down 7 lbs and i would have hit on the big loss. (I know it wont happen) I just wanted to make fun of my issue while admitting it and wondering if there are others like me out here!! 

Jane 

[kabooper]

1 - 2 lbs a week is GREAT!!!  more than that and you will most likely gain it back.   the biggest losers have ALOT to lose, and it slows after the first few weeks. Also they give them tons of caffeine and they work out...ALLOT!!!  

You really should give yourself a star or some sort of reward for NOT jumping on the scale except 2x per week. or make it 1x per day. always at the same time.

You are setting yourself up for dissappointment jumping on so often. your body can hold water, just from the foods you eat.   

if it is not making you upset to see the weight fluxuate. then no harm no foul.  Go for it.

Just set your mind that you are doing GREAT with 1 - 2 lbs per week. heck as long as you are not gaining at the end of each week...I would cheer yourself on.

a loss is a loss, no matter how small.

Go you!

[ericakelly]

Congrats on averaging 1-2 pounds a week!

I don't recommend hopping on every time you see it - our body weight fluctuates (with water) day by day and can give you an inaccurate idea of your progress.

To truly measure your success, be sure to go by body measurements (waist, hips, thighs, arms) rather than scale. 

I've lost 8 pounds since starting P90X3 4 weeks ago, but the inches lost far exceed the number on the scale!

Best of luck on your journey! 

[Marea]

I too am a scaleaholic. I have 2 in my bathroom and weigh on both in the morning when I get out of bed AND at night just before I go to bed and periodically during the day.  It's an obsession! If you're losing 1.5-2# a week, that is a healthy rate of weight loss. It's easy to say but very difficult to do but don't obsess over the numbers. If you are building muscle, you may not see a change in the scale. Measure...measure...measure. Make your tape measure your best friend. LOL I've got 21# to go to get to goal and it seems the closer I get to goal, the harder it is to lose.

[ericakelly]

Weight training is funny thing. Regular strength exercises add numbers to the scale but also are VERY important to fat loss. You've just got to trust you body on this one and keep lifting and measuring! 😉

Remember: fat loss not weight loss!!